Stratocaster vs Telecaster: Which Guitar is Right for You?

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Strat or Tele!?
» 0:38 A Brief History
» 1:30 The Guitars We're Using
» 1:39 Similarities?
» 2:40 About the Telecaster?
» 4:50 Telecaster Sound Examples
» 8:02 About the Stratocaster?
» 11:05 Stratocaster Sound Examples
» 16:50 About the Tele Bridge?
» 20:08 About the Strat Tremolo Bridge?
» 22:48 Tele With More Gain
» 26:33 Ergonomics Aesthetics?
» 28:15 Strat With More Gain
» 32:20 Fretboards?
» 34:20 Famous Tele Players!
» 35:25 Tele Mods
» 38:23 Strat Mods
» 40:22 Final Thoughts!
» 42:10 Thanks For Watching!
» 42:22 Outro Jam!

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[matthewcyahoo]

I'm from San Diego California, USA and I will probably never go to Guilford or England for that matter and I watch every one of these videos. I live a mile from a Guitar Center and I can't fathom why they don't develop guys to do videos like this. Makes the world shrink and you feel like you are hanging with friends. Love your vids...

[wholelottalev]

Having both, I've always thought of them like brothers. The tele is the older more dependable brother who could handle himself better in a fight with a Les Paul. The strat is the younger brother, more stylish and daring. Probably more popular with the girls. Dunno if that helps anyone with choosing between them😅

[math]

I’m a Strat guy but cannot deny the versatility of the Tele. I have heard it played on so many genres and it always sounded good

[nicolas.grisanti]

The Strat is maybe the most comfortable guitar, but the Tele is the best sounding (in my opinion), more reliable, and made for battle guitar ever made. I'm a fan of everything Leo Fender did, but the Tele is my favorite.

[pepmasters-]

I have both. Weighed it up for a long time, decided I really preferred a fixed tail to a trem system and bought a Tele. Then bought two Strats...

[CornPop.]

One day it just hit me, that teles are awesome!

[vinylsound]

I like the way the Telle sounds more but I like the way the strat feels more.

[bobboyle]

For me... Telecaster all day long. I'm 75 . Strat was my first electric guitar back in 1965. In 1966, I dreamed of having a Tele. Sold the Strat in 1968 and played Telecasters ever since.

[SierraAppa]

Love Pete’s passion for the tele. He has a great “I’m in tonal heaven” face. His enthusiasm is infectious. Cheers brother

[grahamnunn]

Both is the answer! For the record, Hendrix played the Purple Haze solo on a Telecaster. It was recorded on a night session after a gig where he had smashed up his own guitar!

[vincentfender]

Bridge pickup tone : Telecaster
Neck pickup tone : Stratocaster.

Clean tone : Stratocaster
Edge of breakup tone : Stratocaster
Overdriven tone : Telecaster.

Lead guitar : Stratocaster
Rythm guitar : Telecaster

Own both guitars.
I'm a Fender guy all the way (even if I prefer the Strat).

[eetulaurila]

Telecaster made the guitar click for me. Its simple, 3 pickup combinations with clean and dirty gives plenty of tonal variety. The bridge pickup especially with gain is made to rock and roll. Most of my favourite artist have been/ are strat players and I feel I can mimic some of those tones with a tele too. The tele allows me to be me 😄

[joshuafisher]

The way that Pete talks about the tele...true love...one true love...

[christopherkassner]

I was always a strat guy for obvious reasons. Jimi, both Eric’s and on and on. But about 2 years ago I started to lean towards the tele. And now I get it. The tele is so simple but so awesome. And your 3yr old can drop it down the stairs and it’s still in tune. What’s not too love.

[Semach]

Unfair video! Pete was FIGHTING for the tele, and is a monster player. The strat needs the same kind of defence.

[vyvynylification]

What an insane timing for this upload! I was literally looking up "tele vs strat" an hour ago AND was looking specifically at the vintera II line as well.
And now I click "refresh" and there's a brand new video on this specific topic!

[jasonpalawan]

I'm a huge fan of your videos even as a beginner player where most of what is discussed goes over my head (🤣🤦‍♂️), the best part for me of any Andertons video is just how well you guys make the environment feel simply like a great place to hang out. I could "hang with you guys" and listen to your amazing jam sessions for hours, honestly 😁🎵🙌💯

[Bryanpjc]

Love them both; however, the Stat always wins for me. Positions 2 & 4, huge lead. Tremolo bridge. More is more. Finally, the Strat headstock is the most aesthetically perfect headstock. Yes, the neck pickup on the Tele is brilliant, but that doesn't make up the gap. And the Strat's more comfortable. And the neck isn't a willow, so that's nice.

[adrian_V]

Middle pickup is actually wonderful and should not be ignored.

[misfitguitar]

Just want to give props to Oz or whoever is doing the editing... been watching over a decade, and seeing the improvements and little touches (masking out Pete and Lee/placing text behind, drawing the lines showing the contour differences between the slab and belly cut, etc.) are definitely seen and appreciated! Keep up the GREAT WORK in 2024!